NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah has said that the Supreme Court granting interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is “not a routine judgment”. The home minister also added that many people believe the Aam Aadmi Party chief was given special treatment.
Amit Shah, in an interview to news agency ANI, said, ” … I believe this is not a regular or a routine judgement.A lot of people in this country believe that special treatment has been given.” The Supreme Court granted Kejriwal interim bail on May 10 until June 1 for the Lok Sabha election campaign. The bench had clarified that the grant of interim bail will not be treated as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case or the criminal appeal which is pending consideration before it.
On the question of Kejriwal adding new strength to the INDIA alliance campaign after walking out of jail, the Home Minister said, “Right now he is stuck in another issue [Swati Maliwal assault], let him get free from that then let’s see what happens.”Dismissing Kejriwal’s claims that the central government installed cameras in Tihar jail to keep a watch on him, the Union Home Minister said that the Tihar jail administration is with the Delhi government. “Tihar is with them (Delhi government), not with us. They are lying continuously. Jail administration is with the Delhi government, it’s with Kejriwal. Not with the Home Ministry,” Shah said.
‘Ghar mein ghus k maara hai’: Amit Shah on Opposition’s Balakot, Pulwama remarks
Talking about how the Opposition has been raising question on Balakot strike and Pulwama attack recently during the election campaign, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, ” … Narendra Modi ne ghar mein ghus kar maara hai. [Narendra Modi has attacked in their own home.] Adding further he claimed the Opposition is questioning the strikes to mislead the people of the country. “Had they seen Pakistan’s reaction after surgical strike and air strike, they would not have said this. They have become of such petty mindset, that they are misleading people as if nothing has happened,” he said.
Amit Shah, in an interview to news agency ANI, said, ” … I believe this is not a regular or a routine judgement.A lot of people in this country believe that special treatment has been given.” The Supreme Court granted Kejriwal interim bail on May 10 until June 1 for the Lok Sabha election campaign. The bench had clarified that the grant of interim bail will not be treated as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case or the criminal appeal which is pending consideration before it.
On the question of Kejriwal adding new strength to the INDIA alliance campaign after walking out of jail, the Home Minister said, “Right now he is stuck in another issue [Swati Maliwal assault], let him get free from that then let’s see what happens.”Dismissing Kejriwal’s claims that the central government installed cameras in Tihar jail to keep a watch on him, the Union Home Minister said that the Tihar jail administration is with the Delhi government. “Tihar is with them (Delhi government), not with us. They are lying continuously. Jail administration is with the Delhi government, it’s with Kejriwal. Not with the Home Ministry,” Shah said.
‘Ghar mein ghus k maara hai’: Amit Shah on Opposition’s Balakot, Pulwama remarks
Talking about how the Opposition has been raising question on Balakot strike and Pulwama attack recently during the election campaign, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, ” … Narendra Modi ne ghar mein ghus kar maara hai. [Narendra Modi has attacked in their own home.] Adding further he claimed the Opposition is questioning the strikes to mislead the people of the country. “Had they seen Pakistan’s reaction after surgical strike and air strike, they would not have said this. They have become of such petty mindset, that they are misleading people as if nothing has happened,” he said.
‘Balakot Strike Helped Modi’: Telangana CM’S Big Pulwama Attack On BJP Govt
Several Congress leaders, including Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy, have recently raised fresh questions over the Pulwama terror attack and Balakot air strike. Hitting hard at the party, Amit Shah said, “So many bomb blasts occurred in 10 years of Sonia-Manmohan government, was any concrete reply given for any of them? … What did you do? You did not even oppose it for fear of losing your minority vote bank.”